AP Vocab Lesson 2

80140260	antithesis	a direct opposite, a contrast
80140261	ascend	to move upward, to rise from a lower station
80140262	austere	strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic
80140263	autonomous	independent, self-contained
80140264	banal	common, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed
80140265	benign	not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial
80140266	capricious	changing suddenly, fickle
80140267	dawdle	to waste time, to spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner
80140268	defamation	act of harming or ruining another's reputation
80140269	esoteric	understood only by a small group or a select few
80140270	exacerbate	to aggravate, to irritate, to vex
80140271	extol	to praise, to glorify
80140272	fastidious	reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme
80140273	furtive	secret in an underhanded way, stealthy
80140274	gregarious	sociable and outgoing
80140275	hypocrite	one who is insincere or deceitful
80140276	innate	existing from birth, inborn
80140277	lethargic	sluggish, languid
80140278	melancholy	depression of spirits
80140279	opaque	not allowing the passage of light,not transparent; hard to understand
80140280	prolific	abundantly fruitful,marked by great productivity
80140281	reprove	to scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent
80140282	symmetry	balanced proportions
80140283	tranquil	peaceful, calm
80140284	venerate	to honor, to revere